Trails to the Past Iowa Grundy County |
Trails to the Past of Iowa is accepting any donations of genealogy materials that you may have such as marriage announcements, news articles, old obituaries, births, (you do not need the birth certificate) just the information, and biographies. If you have any of these items please contact me Marie Miller the Iowa State Administrator. Grundy County was formed on January 15, 1851, and became self-governing in 1856. It was named after Felix Grundy of Tennessee, a statesman, Senator, member of the House of Representatives and Attorney General under President James K. Polk. The first courthouse was built in
1861. The wooden, two-story building contained a courtroom, but was used
for other purposes, including housing the office of the sheriff, county
treasurer, the judge, as well as a chamber for the jury. The cornerstone
for a second courthouse was laid on November 11, 1891.
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